No. 23 Iowa women rally past No. 17 Purdue 87-80

Published: Friday, March 7, 2014 4:54 p.m. CST

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(Michael Conroy)

Iowa guards Samantha Logic (22) and Melissa Dixon celebrate late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 7, 2014. Iowa defeated Purdue 87-80.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored 10 of her 12 points in the final 5:38 as 23rd-ranked and fifth-seeded Iowa clawed back from the brink with a 24-11 closing run to upend No. 17, fourth-seeded Purdue 87-80 in a Big 10 quarterfinal Friday.

The Hawkeyes (25-7) face eighth-seeded Ohio State (17-17) in a semifinal Saturday after the Buckeyes shocked No. 11 and top-seeded Penn State, 99-82.

Purdue (21-8) battled through seven ties and six lead changes in the first half to lead 39-35 at the break and appeared to be in control after halftime with Courtney Moses banging down 24 points.

Iowa's all-Big Ten selections Disterhoft, Samantha Logic and Bethany Doolittle were held to a combined seven points in the first half due to foul trouble but caught fire in the second. Doolittle finished with 16 and Logic 12.